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====China Association for International Friendly Contact====

====China Association for International Friendly Contact====

:{{See also|Hunter_Biden#I_am_the_managing_director_of_CEFC}}

:''See also: [[Hunter_Biden#I_am_the_managing_director_of_CEFC|Hunter Biden#I am the managing direcvtor of CEFC]]''

The China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC)<ref>http://www.caifc.org.cn/</ref> is a United Front organization run by the Liaison Department of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, active in intelligence collection. The department aims to dampen foreign army morale and break them up.<ref>CAIFC was established in 1984 by [[Deng Xiaoping]], and his daughter Rong has been a vice-president of the organization since 1990.  CAIFC is subordinate to what was formerly known as the GPD/LD intelligence bureau.  A report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission described the CAIFC “…a front organization for the former General Political Department, performs dual roles of intelligence collection and conducting propaganda and perception management campaigns…”.  It has been described as “…a major platform for the People’s Liberation Army General Political Department Liaison Department (GPD/LD) now subsumbed into the Central Military Commission Political Work Department.</ref>

The China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC)<ref>http://www.caifc.org.cn/</ref> is a United Front organization run by the Liaison Department of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, active in intelligence collection. The department aims to dampen foreign army morale and break them up.<ref>CAIFC was established in 1984 by [[Deng Xiaoping]], and his daughter Rong has been a vice-president of the organization since 1990.  CAIFC is subordinate to what was formerly known as the GPD/LD intelligence bureau.  A report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission described the CAIFC “…a front organization for the former General Political Department, performs dual roles of intelligence collection and conducting propaganda and perception management campaigns…”.  It has been described as “…a major platform for the People’s Liberation Army General Political Department Liaison Department (GPD/LD) now subsumbed into the Central Military Commission Political Work Department.</ref>

The National Endowment for Democracy argued in its December 2017 report, ''Sharp Power: Rising Authoritarian Influence'', that targets of CCP influence operations are often under the mistaken impression that [[media]], [[academic]], and friendship organizations operate independently from the CCP, but “[m]ost, if not all, of the Chinese entities that engage with their peers abroad unequivocally serve national party goals—either by following official or unofficial guidelines, or by avoiding taking positions that might violate [CCP] guidelines or jeopardize the regime’s  

The National Endowment for Democracy argued in its December 2017 report, ''Sharp Power: Rising Authoritarian Influence'', that targets of CCP influence operations are often under the mistaken impression that [[media]], [[academic]], and friendship organizations operate independently from the CCP, but “[m]ost, if not all, of the Chinese entities that engage with their peers abroad unequivocally serve national party goals—either by following official or unofficial guidelines, or by avoiding taking positions that might violate [CCP] guidelines or jeopardize the regime’s  

goals.”

goals.”

====Chinese Students and Scholars Associations====

====Chinese Students and Scholars Associations====